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Post by fimacg on Apr 20, 2009 13:09:35 GMT
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Post by brigadier on Apr 20, 2009 15:23:22 GMT
Thats pants!
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Post by racaille on Apr 20, 2009 16:37:23 GMT
You should think yourself lucky you don't live in France. I sold my 10-year-old Espace with nothing wrong with it. The new owner broke the first gear and ... I seem to be having to pay for a new gearbox  |
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Post by rebanna on Apr 20, 2009 17:47:49 GMT
iv got my MOT tomo wish me luck
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Post by FirenLady on Apr 20, 2009 20:24:04 GMT
Ouchy!!! I have to decide whether to keep my car or not...I drove once in a blue moon and running costs are high...but I do like her so. She doesn't start first time either anymore, shes an ol gal.
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Post by scattymare on Apr 20, 2009 20:37:30 GMT
Ouch thats not good. Cars are just soo expensive to keep going. Mine really needs the brakes doing (we make a grinding noise now when stopping!) but I know I'm gonna be looking at a couple of hundred quid.
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Post by rebanna on Apr 20, 2009 20:50:46 GMT
scatty why r ur brakes so exspensive? mine were £55 does it change 4 the type of car you have?
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Post by rainbow on Apr 21, 2009 8:41:03 GMT
Mine were annoying as for my car alone for that specific year are 4 different types! Stupid pug's. But i just got mine from halfords and my bf and his mate ftted them for me. The garage wanted over £200 to do it. We said nah. Cant member exactly how much they were but it was definalty a hell of alot cheaper than the garage. somthing every year akways fails on my little suzi bless her  |
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Post by neighlass on Apr 21, 2009 17:50:06 GMT
Mine has cost me £800 (and is still in the garage) and the ca is only worth £1k.
Sucks huh?
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Post by florence on Apr 21, 2009 20:19:10 GMT
 Gulp! I don't think I'd be able to come up with that sort of money! How are they justifying it?
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Post by neighlass on Apr 21, 2009 21:11:26 GMT
Well I am having to borrow mine from my OH and mine is a number of lots of different things. Gonna part x it as soon as i have a bit extra dosh. Gonna trry and get a cheap Hilux  |
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Post by scattymare on Apr 22, 2009 7:58:54 GMT
It's because I've been naughty and not got them done eralier - so now I need new pads (cheap) and disks!
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Post by fimacg on Apr 22, 2009 8:28:50 GMT
yep brakes £366 need new pads and disks as one of the disks has warped?
timing belt (not part of the mot but due) £350
5 year service (apparently the biggest one of its life £450
air conditioning service £70
head light bulb
fuel clip
windcreen wipers
etc etc etc
so it all adds up but as all I have had done to the car in the 5 years that I have owned it (aside from annual service) is a new windscreen wiper blade and new tyres I can't really complain too much it is unfortunate it has just all come at once... sso the credit card is going to get a big hit.
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Post by zoe on Apr 22, 2009 22:15:05 GMT
Oww I don't think my car's worth 1400!
I've just had new break pads as mine were grinding but they were only £10 (oh fitted them).
Hopefully your car will be fine for ages now though
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Post by rainbow on Apr 23, 2009 7:23:13 GMT
havnt u got someone that could do it for u like the timing belt cause u can get them way cheaper than that from halfords if u got someone to do it. My oh just got one for his car. It would save u alot of money if did have someone. But oucch!
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Post by fimacg on Apr 23, 2009 8:17:29 GMT
because they assed about so much with the car - I have managed to get them to knock the price down to £915... Still a lot of money but a reduction of £500 aint bad
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Post by duckles on Apr 24, 2009 14:08:59 GMT
Ouch! That's a big hit to take all at once. But what can you do, we all need our cars.
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for so much hard work we thank ye!!
Gulp! 
